Chitra Amma's Kitchen

This blog provides delicious,traditional, vegetarian, South Indian Recipes from my mother Chitra Amma's kitchen. There are few 'world recipes' as well!
Thanks to Shravan, Pranav, Akash, Tara, Guggs, Shankari, Adu and Appa Ramachandran for the photos!

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Monday, August 13, 2018

Mukkanigal (Three fruits) in Tamil is one word to refer Mangoes, Jackfruit and Bananas together. Mukkanigal have been specially mentioned in devotional Tamil literature. Ancient records show that lands growing the three fruits were granted by the kings of yore to the magnificent temples built by them, so that Mukkanigal could be offered to the Lord in the daily worship. It is tradition to serve Mukkanigal (the three fruits) with honey in religious feasts. Dishes prepared using Mukkanigal taste as delicious as when they are savoured fresh. Sweet dosas prepared using Mukkanis are nutritious, filling and make excellent breakfast food especially for kids. After today's post about Vazhaipazha Dosai I can sense the pleasant aroma of Mukkani Dosais along with Mambazha Dosai and Palapazha Dosai emanating from Chitra Amma's Kitchen.

INGREDIENTS

Ripe bananas - 3

Wheat flour - 2 cups

Rice flour - 1/4 cup

Ragi flour - 1/4 cup

Powdered jaggery - 1/4 cup

Salt - 1 pinch

Raisins - 2 tbsps

Cashew nuts - 2 tbsps

Ghee - for cooking

METHOD

1. Peel the ripe bananas, slice them and mash well.

2. Add all the other ingredients and mix well to form a thick batter.

3. Add little milk or water if the batter becomes too thick.

4. Heat a greased tava and pour a ladle of batter in the center.

5. Lightly spread into a slightly thick palm size dosa using the back of the ladle.

6. Dribble ghee all around and on the dosa.

7. Cook on medium flame till the bottom is done.

8. Flip and cook for one more minute till both sides are done.

Remove the Vazhaipazha Dosai on to a plate and serve warm with a dollop of butter.

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Mango season has come and gone. But the taste buds still crave for the sweetness of mangoes and mango recipes. I decided to try out Mavina Hannina Holige when a friend of mine posted the picture of the same in Face book. When I requested her for the recipe she was kind enough to oblige. I slightly tweaked her recipe to my convenience and prepared the Holige/Poli which was utterly enjoyed and appreciated by my family.

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Welcome to Chitra Amma's Kitchen.

I am Dibs. I am a born Foodie. I love to cook; love to eat; love to feed folks who appreciate good food. Blogging provides me a great way of documenting my mother, Chitra’s recipes, as a ready reference irrespective which time zone I live in. Amma honestly makes the best food I've ever had, and somehow, the anecdotes she tells us, make the dishes taste all the better.Most posts here are written by my mother Chitra. It’s her recipes, along with related reminiscences of people, places and anecdotes. She writes, I post!What started for a lark, has now become a serious hobby, drawing in participation from the whole family. My father, S.R. Ramachandran has started clicking away every dish made at home! Aunts, cousins, siblings, contribute to photos, and ask for recipes.We try to illustrate implements such as utensils, grinding stones and so on from the ‘pre-electric-mixer’ days wherever possible. We hope this will make an interesting read for future generations, on how food was cooked in earlier times!The site is still in its infancy, and slowly evolving, as our skills improve! We invite your comments, ideas, and questions, and will attempt answering them.

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